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Author: David Todd

Climate Science-Antarctic Ice Sheets

December 4, 2018 David Todd

David Todd, Marika Feduschak, and Jacob Kelley

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Posted in: Week 15: Webinar

Your New Family the State and Market

November 26, 2018 David Todd 2 Comments

The state and market became the central aspect of human culture “by the most momentous social revolution that ever befell…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

Does the Benefit Outweigh the Risk-CRISPR

November 12, 2018 David Todd

Gene editing with CRISPR to develop organs with pigs for human use sounds very exciting. Personally, I wouldn’t have a…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

Anthropocene, Epoch or Mass Extinction?

October 29, 2018 David Todd 1 Comment

If I had a vote on the commission, I would accept the adding of the Anthropocene epoch. I would date…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

Pending Doom for Humanity

October 22, 2018 David Todd

This climate report is simple to understand, we need drastic change in our society if we are to avoid a…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

The Unfortunate Need for Mining

October 15, 2018 David Todd 1 Comment

LeCain argues that the three types of technofixes are simply techniques designed to extend the amount of time we get…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

Trapped in Mining as a Society

October 8, 2018 David Todd

Technology provided many different new advances that allowed us to go deeper into the ground, then ever imagined. The more…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

Can Air Pumps Destroy Religions?

October 1, 2018 David Todd 1 Comment

Governments and religions do not need to fear air pumps and electrical machines themselves, they need to fear the new…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

Progress for Humans: One Step Forward, One Step Backward, and One Step Sideways

September 24, 2018 David Todd 1 Comment

According to Harari science, empire and capitalism are all connected. Essentially, he says for one of those to be successful,…

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Posted in: Week 05: Harari (Part 2) and Johnson (Part 1)

How We Became the Rulers of the World

September 17, 2018 David Todd

The Cognitive Revolution is a time when homo sapiens became capable of fictional thought. Fictional thought allowed them to do…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

Using Technology to Hold it Together

September 10, 2018 David Todd

Johnston would argue that technological fixes could help solve social problems, but they need to consider all the cultural, ethical,…

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Posted in: Week 03: Technological Fix

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